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Elementary career awareness guide : a resource for elementary school counselors and teachers

Elementary career awareness guide : a resource for elementary school counselors and teachers - Page 26

K2- 1LanguageArts
C. C. 1
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Career Development Activity
Subject Area: Language Arts Grade Level: K- 2
Title: Star Student
Career Development
Competency –. 1. Knowledge of the importance of self- concept.
Indicator – 1 Describe positive characteristics about self as seen by self and
others.
From the Standard Course of Studies/ Outcome
Competency Goal – 1. The learner will use strategies and processes that
enhance control of communication skills development.
Indicator— 1.3 Students will apply response strategies to comprehend or convey
experiences and information.
Resources/ Materials: Good Character Qualities Posters defining the traits, large paper
and easel for the story.
Activity
· The star student is chosen daily according to good character qualities. The gender
of the student is altered every other day for fairness.
· As a class we snap and clap the star student’s name at the beginning of the activity.
· Then the teacher calls on students to ask the star student questions about
themselves. The star student is expected to respond to the questions portraying a
positive self- concept.
· The teacher or students will summarize the information into a story.
· The story is displayed in the classroom.
· The star student may take their story home after it has been displayed in the room.
Extension
· The teacher and class can discuss the character traits and jointly choose one that
everyone will work on for the next week. At the end of the following week, students
can create a picture that depicts the feelings they had that week concerning the
character trait.
Closure: The teacher can ask the star student to tell what part of their story is the most
important and why they feel that way.
Parent Involvement: Parents can be informed about the character traits and the nature
of them. Parents can then help a child, all the family children or all the family to focus
on one character each week ( possibly related to the extension work) and perhaps keep
a record of successes.
Time Required: 20 minutes.

K2- 1LanguageArts
C. C. 1
19
Career Development Activity
Subject Area: Language Arts Grade Level: K- 2
Title: Star Student
Career Development
Competency –. 1. Knowledge of the importance of self- concept.
Indicator – 1 Describe positive characteristics about self as seen by self and
others.
From the Standard Course of Studies/ Outcome
Competency Goal – 1. The learner will use strategies and processes that
enhance control of communication skills development.
Indicator— 1.3 Students will apply response strategies to comprehend or convey
experiences and information.
Resources/ Materials: Good Character Qualities Posters defining the traits, large paper
and easel for the story.
Activity
· The star student is chosen daily according to good character qualities. The gender
of the student is altered every other day for fairness.
· As a class we snap and clap the star student’s name at the beginning of the activity.
· Then the teacher calls on students to ask the star student questions about
themselves. The star student is expected to respond to the questions portraying a
positive self- concept.
· The teacher or students will summarize the information into a story.
· The story is displayed in the classroom.
· The star student may take their story home after it has been displayed in the room.
Extension
· The teacher and class can discuss the character traits and jointly choose one that
everyone will work on for the next week. At the end of the following week, students
can create a picture that depicts the feelings they had that week concerning the
character trait.
Closure: The teacher can ask the star student to tell what part of their story is the most
important and why they feel that way.
Parent Involvement: Parents can be informed about the character traits and the nature
of them. Parents can then help a child, all the family children or all the family to focus
on one character each week ( possibly related to the extension work) and perhaps keep
a record of successes.
Time Required: 20 minutes.